in this county.”
Horror froze me in place. He couldn’t be serious.
“Say yes, baby doll. Please, do this for me.” Colt’s eyes held a plea. He tangled his fingers in my hair and tugged. “Say no and that car’s gone forever. I swear to God, I’ll take you home and put you in the shower and hold you all night long.” He kissed my cheek. “We’ll just kiss and cuddle until the sun comes up. I promise I’ll make you forget this ever happened.”
Mesmerized by his pleading expression, it felt like I’d stepped out of my own skin. But I knew, deep down in my gut, that if I said no, he’d spin this tale to my mother in the worst light.
I pictured her horrified face in my mind. Her sobs rang inside my head. If I made trouble with Caine and Colt, it would blow back on her and Dale’s relationship. I had no choice, really.
That wasn’t why I said, “Okay.” I was still hearing him saying, “I’ll love you forever.”
The look in Colt’s eyes when I agreed made me sick to my stomach and happy, all at once.
“Hey, Mack, how about this one?” Caine yelled. “I been rubbin’ her cherry all night.”
Boots scuffed the asphalt, coming closer. The top of the sheriff’s stiff-brimmed hat barely cleared Colt’s shoulder. Deep-set eyes glittered inside a round, pale face.
Colt leaned forward, blocking my view of the policeman. “Good girl,” he crooned. “So fuckin’ beautiful.” He pressed his lips to mine. I felt a pinch to my nipple. Caine moved from between my thighs. Cold air rushed in, but wide hips soon blocked the chill.
I felt everything and nothing. Hands fumbled between my thighs. A belt buckle jingled.
Caine moved to the other side of the car. His mouth felt warm on my nipple, but his hard tugs had no effect. One sweaty palm gripped my hips. A fist brushed my folds, something pushed me open, burrowing a short distance inside me. “Damn tight hole. You ain’t lyin’ about that cherry, neither. Goddamn, Colt, this is primo shit.”
“Pretty baby,” Colt crooned. “Such a good girl.” I held his gaze, gasping with pain when the fat man grabbed my hips and lunged forward. Colt smothered the sound with his lips. I focused on the thrust of his tongue, desperate to hold another, similar sensation at bay.
Past Colt’s light hair, I tracked a tiny red light streaking across the sky. A plane? I wished to be on it, going anywhere. At the same time, my mind leaped ahead to Colt’s promise. We’ll just kiss and cuddle until the sun comes up. I promise I’ll make you forget this ever happened.
“Fuck!” The motion between my thighs ceased. The thing inside me jerked. I tried to figure out what the hot, wet sensation might be.
“Carl! Unhook that Dodge.” The scuffing sound moved away and I gasped for breath.
Colt pushed my shirt down. “Be right back, babe.”
I had to get off this car. I struggled onto my elbows. Caine slid a hand under my back and helped me sit. I gripped the hand he offered and prepared for the jump to the ground. A gush of fluid stopped me. In one horrified heartbeat, I identified the sensation. “He didn’t use a condom?” I forced the words through my sobs.
Caine’s brow furrowed, then his eyes went wide. “You ain’t on the Pill?”
I drew back and swung. Sharp pain sizzled up my arm when I connected with his cheek. My palm went numb all the way to my wrist. “Why would I be on the Pill?”
I thought for a minute he’d hit me back, but the flare of anger in his eyes died as fast as it lit. “Hang on, Shelby. Don’t move.” He jerked away, running to open the car door, then he ducked inside.
I didn’t want to look for Colt. I shouldn’t have to. He should be right by my side. He’d asked me for something huge, something that should’ve earned me his loyalty. And now that I’d given it, he just walked away? To see about a goddamn car? A piece of metal with no feelings?
No, to check on Caroline.
Don’t look at him. Don’t look at
Horror froze me in place. He couldn’t be serious.
“Say yes, baby doll. Please, do this for me.” Colt’s eyes held a plea. He tangled his fingers in my hair and tugged. “Say no and that car’s gone forever. I swear to God, I’ll take you home and put you in the shower and hold you all night long.” He kissed my cheek. “We’ll just kiss and cuddle until the sun comes up. I promise I’ll make you forget this ever happened.”
Mesmerized by his pleading expression, it felt like I’d stepped out of my own skin. But I knew, deep down in my gut, that if I said no, he’d spin this tale to my mother in the worst light.
I pictured her horrified face in my mind. Her sobs rang inside my head. If I made trouble with Caine and Colt, it would blow back on her and Dale’s relationship. I had no choice, really.
That wasn’t why I said, “Okay.” I was still hearing him saying, “I’ll love you forever.”
The look in Colt’s eyes when I agreed made me sick to my stomach and happy, all at once.
“Hey, Mack, how about this one?” Caine yelled. “I been rubbin’ her cherry all night.”
Boots scuffed the asphalt, coming closer. The top of the sheriff’s stiff-brimmed hat barely cleared Colt’s shoulder. Deep-set eyes glittered inside a round, pale face.
Colt leaned forward, blocking my view of the policeman. “Good girl,” he crooned. “So fuckin’ beautiful.” He pressed his lips to mine. I felt a pinch to my nipple. Caine moved from between my thighs. Cold air rushed in, but wide hips soon blocked the chill.
I felt everything and nothing. Hands fumbled between my thighs. A belt buckle jingled.
Caine moved to the other side of the car. His mouth felt warm on my nipple, but his hard tugs had no effect. One sweaty palm gripped my hips. A fist brushed my folds, something pushed me open, burrowing a short distance inside me. “Damn tight hole. You ain’t lyin’ about that cherry, neither. Goddamn, Colt, this is primo shit.”
“Pretty baby,” Colt crooned. “Such a good girl.” I held his gaze, gasping with pain when the fat man grabbed my hips and lunged forward. Colt smothered the sound with his lips. I focused on the thrust of his tongue, desperate to hold another, similar sensation at bay.
Past Colt’s light hair, I tracked a tiny red light streaking across the sky. A plane? I wished to be on it, going anywhere. At the same time, my mind leaped ahead to Colt’s promise. We’ll just kiss and cuddle until the sun comes up. I promise I’ll make you forget this ever happened.
“Fuck!” The motion between my thighs ceased. The thing inside me jerked. I tried to figure out what the hot, wet sensation might be.
“Carl! Unhook that Dodge.” The scuffing sound moved away and I gasped for breath.
Colt pushed my shirt down. “Be right back, babe.”
I had to get off this car. I struggled onto my elbows. Caine slid a hand under my back and helped me sit. I gripped the hand he offered and prepared for the jump to the ground. A gush of fluid stopped me. In one horrified heartbeat, I identified the sensation. “He didn’t use a condom?” I forced the words through my sobs.
Caine’s brow furrowed, then his eyes went wide. “You ain’t on the Pill?”
I drew back and swung. Sharp pain sizzled up my arm when I connected with his cheek. My palm went numb all the way to my wrist. “Why would I be on the Pill?”
I thought for a minute he’d hit me back, but the flare of anger in his eyes died as fast as it lit. “Hang on, Shelby. Don’t move.” He jerked away, running to open the car door, then he ducked inside.
I didn’t want to look for Colt. I shouldn’t have to. He should be right by my side. He’d asked me for something huge, something that should’ve earned me his loyalty. And now that I’d given it, he just walked away? To see about a goddamn car? A piece of metal with no feelings?
No, to check on Caroline.
Don’t look at him. Don’t look at
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